Ab-initio calculation of band structure and linear optical properties of SbSI in para- and ferroelectric phases

Central European Journal of Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-34

  Akkus, Harun ^a   Mamedov, Amirullah M ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Band structure; Optical properties; SbSI

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845922585     PISSN: 18951082     EISSN: 16443608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11534-006-0036-8     Document Type: Article

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